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but the u.s. put them there and they fought valiantly, and the stories are incredible. >> when you first read about this attack at a signal moment in your life when your son was born? >> jack was born december 2nd, 2009. out of the haze of my wife's recovery room, i saw a report about eight other sons being taken from this planet. eight soldiers killed. and the coverage was, why would anybody put an outpost there? and it became a mystery that i needed to solve, why i was reporting that, why did we put an outpost in this horrible location, it became a story of the incredible heroics of the troop. as and other soldiers started reaching out and said, tell my story as well, tell my friend's story as well. >> that's what makes this special. you brought together your two worlds. you covering this from the white house every day, all the support, you wanted to get a handle on this human consequence. >> what was incredible. the decisions made by george w. bush, donald rumsfeld, robert gates, president obam
but the u.s. put them there and they fought valiantly, and the stories are incredible. >> when you first read about this attack at a signal moment in your life when your son was born? >> jack was born december 2nd, 2009. out of the haze of my wife's recovery room, i saw a report about eight other sons being taken from this planet. eight soldiers killed. and the coverage was, why would anybody put an outpost there? and it became a mystery that i needed to solve, why i was reporting...
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you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approved this message. ♪ you're the obsession you're my obsession ♪ >>> all right, it's time now for "fixation", where we show you stories, images and videos that caught our attention this week. i'll begin with thisne. i have a little boy, jake, 7 months old. i found this guy on the internet. now, jake can move, but not like this dude. take a look at this. romeo elvis is his name. he takes on his dragon toy. look at him go. >> wait a second. wait a second. violent child? >> his father actually made that video. he's french canadian director. >> that's cool. >> all the wrong lessons. ron, what do you got? >>
you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approved this message. ♪ you're the obsession you're my obsession ♪...
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and what the u.s. does after 2014. >> the big decision there is how many troops to leave in right now. and then, how quickly to ramp down, going to 2014. >> how quickly. and general john allen who is under investigation because of the e-mails involved in the petraeus affair. >> martha raddatz, thanks very much. >>> we get the rest of the top headlines from josh. >> good morning. we're going to begin with the big ruling affecting big tobacco. a federal judge in washington has ordered the major cigarette makers to take out ads in which they publicly admit they lied about the dangers of smoking. they must take out ads that say that smoking is responsible for 1,200 deaths per day. >>> and details on a fire in a clothing company in bangladesh. owned by a company that sup plies retail chains here in the united states. 112 people died in the blaze you see here. and we learned overnight, three factory officials have now been arrested, accused of locking the doors, trapping workers inside. the few who survived
and what the u.s. does after 2014. >> the big decision there is how many troops to leave in right now. and then, how quickly to ramp down, going to 2014. >> how quickly. and general john allen who is under investigation because of the e-mails involved in the petraeus affair. >> martha raddatz, thanks very much. >>> we get the rest of the top headlines from josh. >> good morning. we're going to begin with the big ruling affecting big tobacco. a federal judge in...
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a u.s. embassy is attacked in israel by a man wielding an ax and a knife as we said. >> that's right, it's all happening overnight. christiane amanpour had been reporting that any ground invasion by israel is at hold at this hour. that is good news because that was a big step toward escalating in the violence. >> and hillary clinton on her way there to meet with all sides. let's get right to abc's matt gutman in ramallah with the latest. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, george. anger rising in ramallah, where secretary of state clinton is to arrive later today. just 40 miles here in tel aviv, an israeli man stabbing a guard at the embassy, showing how tense things are here. an israeli man armed with an ax and a knife, stabbed a guard at the u.s. embassy in tel aviv. the guard was wounded but apparently managed to fire off a few shots. the security officers wrestling the man to the ground. secretary clinton arrives today in an effort to calm a roiling middle east, with the admin
a u.s. embassy is attacked in israel by a man wielding an ax and a knife as we said. >> that's right, it's all happening overnight. christiane amanpour had been reporting that any ground invasion by israel is at hold at this hour. that is good news because that was a big step toward escalating in the violence. >> and hillary clinton on her way there to meet with all sides. let's get right to abc's matt gutman in ramallah with the latest. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good...
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two iranian warplanes firing at a u.s. spy drone. the provocative act occurred over the persian gulf, saying the unarmed drone was flying in international air space and was not hit. iran has not responded to the pentagon's statement. >>> seven members of the u.s. navy s.e.a.l. team six are being disciplined this morning for disclosing classified information. the s.e.a.l.s were paid consultants on a new video game. officials say the s.a.e.l.s violated rules about tactics and procedures. >>> and the bank robber known as the ak-47 bandit has apparently struck again. he was caught on camera holding up this credit union in idaho. forcing employees into a safe before getting away with a bag stuffed full of cash. the fbi believes he is the same person who hit several banks earlier this year, on a run from california to washington state. in one heist, he shot and seriously wounded a police officer. a $70,000 reward is now being offered to conversatiinformatio to his arrest. >>> and former congresswoman gabrielle giffords stared down the gunm
two iranian warplanes firing at a u.s. spy drone. the provocative act occurred over the persian gulf, saying the unarmed drone was flying in international air space and was not hit. iran has not responded to the pentagon's statement. >>> seven members of the u.s. navy s.e.a.l. team six are being disciplined this morning for disclosing classified information. the s.e.a.l.s were paid consultants on a new video game. officials say the s.a.e.l.s violated rules about tactics and procedures....
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the most tweeted about event in u.s. political history. perhaps no surprise there. but almost 328,000 tweets per minute when president obama was projected to win the election. it beat the last record holder by over 20 million. that was in the first presidential debate by president obama and governor romney. and take a look at a tweet that could go down as the most retweeted in history. it was barack obama's simple accounting of history last night. four more years, with a period. that equals 16 characters. by my math, he had 124 characters left. what a picture those three words, telling so much of the story. george? >> josh, thanks very much. >>> let's go to abc's jon karl right now to talk about the house and the senate, also on the ballot last night. republicans are going to stay in control of the house. one of the surprises last night, democrats, firmly in control of the senate. >> reporter: basically, the bottom line here, you have a congress that's more deeply divided than the one we just had. but the senate, this is a story of missed republican opportunities an
the most tweeted about event in u.s. political history. perhaps no surprise there. but almost 328,000 tweets per minute when president obama was projected to win the election. it beat the last record holder by over 20 million. that was in the first presidential debate by president obama and governor romney. and take a look at a tweet that could go down as the most retweeted in history. it was barack obama's simple accounting of history last night. four more years, with a period. that equals 16...
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democrat timken is the winner the virginia u.s. senate race and beat george allen with 52% of the boats. -- 52% of the vote. the three made ballot initiatives in maryland all passed. voters approved legalizing same- sex marriage, expanding children and allowing illegal immigrants to pay in- state tuition college rates. we are trying to wind down this commute. 395, the delays are coming off the beltway. a brief delay in landmark and the inbound 14th street bridge. the inner loop of the beltway is with am springfield at 66 on the shoulder. no problems to report on the 355 off the belt way. about lighterned snow coming into the picture. 39 degrees now with cloudy but a coastal storm is trying to bring its moisture. we will have a better chance of today.ter the first snowflakes of the season will be possible most of will stay east of 95. our temperatures will be 38-43 degrees and after we have a nice warmup for the weekend. >> thank you for watching. we will be back at noon. "live with kelly and michael" is next. hey! hey, baby. [ stts
democrat timken is the winner the virginia u.s. senate race and beat george allen with 52% of the boats. -- 52% of the vote. the three made ballot initiatives in maryland all passed. voters approved legalizing same- sex marriage, expanding children and allowing illegal immigrants to pay in- state tuition college rates. we are trying to wind down this commute. 395, the delays are coming off the beltway. a brief delay in landmark and the inbound 14th street bridge. the inner loop of the beltway...
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. >> reporter: the new jersey national guard and the u.s. army rescued hundreds of people from their homes on wednesday. lifting them, one by one, into trucks and transporting them to higher ground. first responders, knocking on doors and delivering food and water to residents on upper levels. even after nightfall, the military rescue trucks are still here, lined up, going block by block. making sure no one is stranded inside. soaking wet and cold, daniel sat stranded in his car until help arrived. >> they tried to get me out, they got stuck, too. >> reporter: it could be seven to ten days before hoboken has power again. in the meantime, the city is pulling together in the wake of a disaster. creating makeshift charging stations, powered by generators. an 11-year-old girl opened up her own internet cafe to those in need of a power cord. >> a place to charge our phones just so we can let other people know that we're okay. >> reporter: and take a look at this picture taken by giants quarterback eli manning, holding a flashlight taking a pictur
. >> reporter: the new jersey national guard and the u.s. army rescued hundreds of people from their homes on wednesday. lifting them, one by one, into trucks and transporting them to higher ground. first responders, knocking on doors and delivering food and water to residents on upper levels. even after nightfall, the military rescue trucks are still here, lined up, going block by block. making sure no one is stranded inside. soaking wet and cold, daniel sat stranded in his car until...